Jeff Thomas Media

I had the pleasure of hosting the afternoon show again this past Saturday on KUPL in Portland, OR.  We gave away tickets to Sex & The City 2, Great Applebee’s Food & a shot at Carrie Underwood Tickets..this includes Meet & Greet!  Awesome radio station to be playing on.  I’d hate to leave the station I grew up listening too…but doing this every day is something that my heart yearns for!  Gimme some love…call me and let me rock your PPM numbers!  If you pay attention to my audio, you will see that I have made connections with my listeners in the short 6 months that I’ve been a semi regular voice on KUPL.  I can make this happen in your city too!

Here are a few of my favorite minutes of this show.

Here is the scope of the entire show.  Songs and commercials are edited out..but every talk break is there…no fudging!

Part 1 (9.5 minutes)

Part 2 (9 minutes)

Check out the Scopes and Airchecks tabs for audio from every show since December 09!

Best Regards,

Jeff

360-241-0347

I  LOVE walking into the studio with so many things going on.  Remote broadcast, contests, fun phones = FUN RADIO!

Here are a few short minutes from my shows over the weekend.  Both Saturday and Sunday this week.  It was really fun incorporating audio from the ACM broadcast into my show.  From the one liners ala Reba to LL’s intro for Taylor Swift.  I’m ready and available to get back to this full time.  If you’re looking for a hard working, team passionate player…call me 360-241-0347!

Never hear anything from Joni, except when she’s got new music out or a re-release of an old album…but now this!  Joni Mitchell slammed Bob Dylan in a new interview with the L-A Times.  Joni states, “Bob is not authentic at all,” adding, “He’s a plagiarist, and his name and voice are fake.  Everything about Bob is a deception.” Yikes.  Still waiting for the retort from Bob, you can read more at LATimes.com….his real name is Robert Zimmerman.  I like Bob.

Now even MORE proof that It pays to rock.  England’s Sunday Times newspaper recently released their list of the richest millionaires in the music industry, and rockers are all over it.  Paul McCartney holds the five spot with a fortune of 731-million dollars. Mick Jagger is at seven with 292 mil and Elton John follows him at eight with 284-million bucks.  Sting comes in at nine with 277 mil, followed by Keith Richards, who has 269 million.  Others in the top 20 include Ringo Starrat 15, Eric Clapton at 18 and Barry and Robin Gibb at 20.  Warner Music Group CEO Edgar Bronfman tops the list with over 2.5-billion dollars. See the whole list at TimesOnline.co.uk.

ZERO AND A HALF MEN! According to Radar Online, if Charlie Sheen does not return to Two and a Half Men next season, the show will be canceled. A source told the sometimes reliable website that without Sheen there is no show.  My .2…Writers are now figuring out a way to have Charlie die a slow hopeless alcoholics death…..what a way to end the show.

What will the kids think….now that TRUMP SAYS WOODS DIVORCE IS ON! According to Donald Trump, Tiger Woods and his wife Elin are getting a divorce. Apparently, Trump and the golfer are friends and “The Donald” told USA Today that he thinks Elin just couldn’t stand how many women Woods is rumored to have slept with….why is it ole Red’s place to say anything about what Tiger is doing?

These are a few of the things I would be talking about if I were on your radio station everyday, being live, topical, local, friendly!

On Tuesday my friend and boss left KUPL after a killer 26 years at the station!  I aspire to find a radio family in which I get to see my co-workers come in as youngsters, get their chops, get married, have kids and live the dream.  Bubba watched that happen with me over the last 18 years since I started working with him.  Pulling carts, cds and then putting them away.  It amazed me how he could have a conversation with me and then 2 seconds later go on the air and sound perfect with lots of content and fun.

He taught me and now I carry the attitude he has every time he walks into a studio.  Give it all you got and have FUN!  With his departure from the station it leaves a void on Sunday mornings..Legends & Outlaws..the early days of country music.  I was chosen to host the show this past weekend and it was an honor.    I came back in the afternoon to host New Country, which is what we play 50 minutes of every hour!

Here is the short audio from the 3 days.  Check out the full show minus commercials and songs on the Scopes tab.  Hear everybreak…no fudging and holding out breaks I don’t want you to hear….hear it all…and make me your next Morning Drive, Mid-day or Afternoon host..I’ve done them all and can’t wait to hear from you!

Saturday – April 10, 2010 2pm-7pm(2.5 minutes)

Sunday – April 11, 2010 6am-11am Legends & Outlaws (2.5 minutes) 

Sunday – April 11, 2010 3pm-pm (3 minutes)

All the eggs were colored….plastic ones filled with eggs…TIME TO PLAY!

I love my kids…all 3 of them with a passion…getting away though to rock the house on THE POWERHOUSE COUNTRY FM IN PDX is something I really can’t put into words.  I was born to do this.  While others in the studio may complain about the length of a shift or the extra time we put in, I’m Livin The Dream when I walk in a studio.  Something about a padded room and great music with fun contests and listeners = FUN RADIO!

Here’s a short 2.5 minutes of the show.  Check out the entire show on the scopes tab.  Yes, the entire show without commercials and songs as I don’t have rights to rebroadcast those songs.  Every break is there so you can get a feel of how I get listeners involved while keeping the music and the station FIRST.

It all started with George and Reba coming to the Rose Garden on Friday.  I was asked to be the producer of the afternoon show while Keola broadcast his show live from the Rose Garden.  It was a real treat to actually attend the concert after my shift.  Something that never happened in the past.  Many times the tickets are so scarce that hardly anyone from the staff gets to attend.  You’d think after spending months talking about a show the artists would make sure the jocks could get into the show, but that’s not always the case.  Alpha Broadcasting is changing the way Portland Radio operates!  Back to the fun, live, local radio that we grew up with.

The concert was amazing and I cried when Reba sang “The greatest man I never knew”.  I am the father of 3 amazing kids and I want them to always know that Dad loves them no matter how busy life gets.

After the show I ran over to the post concert party at Applebee’s where Sarah Darling played a nice acoustic set for everyone.  I had to get a picture with the next superstar in country music!  She has great songs with plenty of heart and soul!

Here is a link to her music! http://www.sarahdarling.com

Saturday I went fishing, which was epic! Spring Salmon season in the Northwest is amazing to say the least!

The real treat came on Sunday when I was able to get into the studio and have some fun on the radio.  It rained hard all day Sunday which was perfect for our Rain is a Good Thing weekend on KUPL.  Here is a few minutes of the show.  Check out the full show on the scopes tab.

I’m ready for my next radio family…so if you or someone you know is looking for a team player who really loves our business…I’m the guy for the gig!

Bubba needed a few days off….so Jeff Thomas to the rescue!  I am grateful that I am the guy they call when someone is out sick or just needs a few days off.  What’s better is when there is so much going on.  George and Reba are coming on the 26th and there is a huge battle in the market over which station will own this event.  We are giving away tickets pretty much every hour all day parts to be THE George and Reba station.  Plus, the KUPL $100,000 Secret Sound contest….where we play you a sound and you tell us what the sound is!  If you get it right you win BIG!  Here are a few minutes from the last the shows on KUPL here in Portland, OR.

Monday – March 22, 2010 9am-2pm

Saturday – March 20, 2010 2pm-7pm

Free Ticket Friday – March 19, 2010 9am-2pm

I got the chance to hand out George & Reba tickets on Saturday.  On Monday we started the $100,000 secret sound game.  I so love playing on the radio…I was headed fishing when I got the call on Monday…let’s see…fish or play on the radio….BOTH!  Went fishing with my daughter and made it to the station in time to have a blast!  Check out the new audio on the scopes tab also as it’s every break from every show!

Monday – March 8, 2010 Afternoon Drive (6 minutes)

Saturday – March 6, 2010 (6 minutes)

With Rick “Bubba” Taylor (Mid Day Host) in Nashville for CRS, I got the chance to live the dream!  Money was given away, Tickets were given away and one heck of a good time had by at least me!  Check out the scopes tab for full shows, again minus the songs as I am not allowed to rebroadcast those, or commercials…just myself and callers having fun on the radio!  Here’s a short 4 minutes from Free Ticket Friday, February 26, 2010.

Please tell your friends about me and my goals to be back on full time in Portland!  It would be fun to see a different part of the US…I must state that as I had a job offer from a distant continent…..too far to go with the kids….Denver…Seattle…Phoenix…Anchorage..bring it on!

Monday – February 15, 2010 2pm-7pm.  Presidents Day!  Keola out sick!!  Oh Yeah…my day to give away some MONEY on the Free Money Wildride!  2 shots at up to 10,000 smackers and one guy walked away with 460 reasons to make KUPL #1 on his radio dial!